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Einsteinium vs Lutetium


Lutetium vs Einsteinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Es  
Lu  

Group Number
13  
5
3  
15

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
f block  
f block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7429927  
99+
7439943  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
  • Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach  

Discovery
In 1952  
In 1906  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Einsteinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
860.00 °C  
99+
1,652.00 °C  
19

Boiling Point
996.00 °C  
99+
3,402.00 °C  
20

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
4.50  
10

Brinell Hardness
240.00 MPa  
99+
893.00 MPa  
11

Vickers Hardness
550.00 MPa  
31
1,160.00 MPa  
14

Speed of Sound
2,850.00 m/s  
40
5,200.00 m/s  
10

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
63.00 %  
20
60.00 %  
23

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Es  
Lu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
16  
23
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.54  
27
1.27  
35

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.27  
27

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.14  
29

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.27  
34

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.27  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.73  
20

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,334.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,022.30 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,734.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38

5th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
40
6,445.00 kJ/mol  
34

6th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
4,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
12
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
40
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
30
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
38
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
28

24th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
40
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
40
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.74 g/amp-hr  
5
2.18 g/amp-hr  
27

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.30 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
99  
19
71  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f11 7s2  
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Einsteinium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
99  
19
71  
99+

Number of Neutrons
153  
10
104  
31

Number of Electrons
99  
19
71  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
174.00 pm  
22

Covalent Radius
186.00 pm  
21
187.00 pm  
20

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
221.00 pm  
27

Atomic Weight
252.00 amu  
16
174.97 amu  
40

Atomic Volume
17.04 cm3/mol  
99+
17.78 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  

Next Element
Fermium
  
Hafnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
50.90 (-eV)  
27

Lattice Constant
582.00 pm  
8
350.31 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.29  
99+
1.59  
32

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.84 g/cm3  
99+
9.84 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.84 g/cm3  
99+
9.30 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
230.00 MPa  
18

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
35

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
3.18 (Pa)  
11

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
27.20 GPa  
33

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
47.60 GPa  
25

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
68.60 GPa  
32

Poisson Ratio
0.33  
11
0.26  
21

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.84  
99+
9.84  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
14

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
6.30 nΩ·m  
99+
582.00 nΩ·m  
9

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
15
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
26.86 J/mol·K  
31

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
16.40 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,133.00 K  
99+
1,925.00 K  
23

Thermal Expansion
13.50 µm/(m·K)  
33
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
323.80 kJ/mol  
99+
355.90 kJ/mol  
32

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.80 kJ/mol  
24
18.70 kJ/mol  
13

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
398.00 kJ/mol  
26

Standard Molar Entropy
63.00 J/mol.K  
24
51.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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